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LETTER259

CHARLESLAMBTOJOSEPHCOTTLE

London，IndiaHouse，

[?May26th，1820.]

MydearSir，—Iamquiteashamedofnothavingacknowledgedyourkindpresentearlier，butthatunknownsomething，whichwasneveryetdiscovered，thoughsooftenspeculatedupon，whichstandsinthewayoflazyfolksansweringletters，haspresenteditsusualobstacle.Itisnotforgetfulness，nordisrespect，norincivility，butterriblylikeallthesebadthings.

Ihavebeeninmytimeagreatepistolaryscribbler;butthepassion，andwithitthefacility，atlengthwearsout;anditmustbepumpedupagainbytheheavymachineryofdutyorgratitude，whenitshouldrunfree.

Ihavereadyour"FallofCambria"withasmuchpleasureasIdidyour"Messiah."YourCambrianpoemIshallbetemptedtorepeatoftenest，asHumanpoemstakemeinamoodmorefrequentlycongenialthanDivine.ThecharacterofLlewellynpleasesmemorethananythingelse，perhaps;andthensomeoftheLyricalPiecesarefinevarieties.

ItwasquiteamistakethatIcoulddislikeanythingyoushouldwriteagainstLordByron，forIhaveathoroughaversiontohischaracterandaverymoderateadmirationofhisgenius;heisgreatinsolittleaway.Tobeapoetistobetheman—notapettyportionofoccasionallowpassionworkedupintoapermanentformofhumanity.Shakespearhasthrustsuchrubbishyfeelingsintoacorner-thedark，duskyheartofDonJohn，intheMuchAdoaboutNothing.Thefactis，Ihavenotseenyour"ExpostulatoryEpistle"tohiIwasnotaware，tillyourquestion，thatitwasout.Ishallinquire，andgetitforthwith.

Southeyisintown，whomIhaveseenslightly;Wordsworthexpected，whomIhopetoseemuchof.Iwritewithacceleratedmotion;forIhavetwoorthreebotheringclerksandbrokersaboutme，whoalwayspressinproportionasyouseemtobedoingsomethingthatisnotbusiness.Icouldexclaimalittleprofanely，butIthinkyoudonotlikeswearing.Iconclude，beggingyoutoconsiderthatIfeelmyselfmuchobligedbyyourkindness，andshallbemosthappyatanyandatalltimestohearfromyou.

CHARLESLAMB

DearSir，yourstruly，

[JosephCottle，theBristolpublisher，hadapparentlyjustsentLambacopyofhisFallofCambria，althoughithadbeenpublishedsomeyearsbefore.PerhapsLambhadsenthimhisWorks，anditwasareturngift.CottlesveryseriousExpostulatoryEpistletoLordByron（whohadcastridiculeuponhimandhisbrotherinEnglishBardsandScotchReviewers）wasissuedin1820，afterthepublicationofDonJuanhadbegun.

SoutheyarrivedinLondononMayDay，1820.Wordsworthfollowedearlyin

June.]

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